Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For November 12, 2024

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Retail Insider is streamlining its Canadian retail news from around the web to include a handful of top news stories that can be viewed quickly during the day. Here are the top stories from the past several days.

‘Christmas creep’ is real, Canadian retail experts say (CTV)

Canadian Tire and Petro-Canada leaders discuss plans to rebrand 19 retail fuel sites by year-end (CCentral)

Your holiday shopping may face a ‘triple threat’ if Canada Post strikes (Global)

Leon’s Furniture Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations (Simply Wall Street)

Letter to Ministers MacKinnon and Anand Regarding the Shutdown of British Columbia Ports (Retail Council of Canada)

Thrift stores are growing in popularity, attracting more than just thrifty shoppers (CBC)

Talks break off in B.C. port dispute as bid to end multi-day lockout fails (CBC)

New Niagara-on-the-Lake Foodland grocery store expected to open in 2025, say Sobeys officials (Niagara This Week)

Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze with menswear retailers shutting downtown stores (Winnipeg Free Press)

Cybercrime pushes B.C. retailers to strengthen defences (BIV)

SAQ raising prices in February (CityNews)

Hundreds wait in line as Costco in Brantford finally opens its doors (Brantford Expositor)

“Do better”: Walmart shopper claims to find dead rodents in bread aisle of BC store (Daily Hive)

New Winnipeg thrift store opens its doors Nov. 10 (Winnipeg Sun)

History of Vancouver’s Birks Building (Vancouver Sun)

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